Schweiter Park, located at Lincoln and Hillside, is a perfect little park in southeast Wichita. It has newer basketball and tennis courts, a great playground and lots of room to run. Plus the park is on a nice, walkable square. We noticed a bunch of power walkers and dog walkers here taking advantage of … More #62. Schweiter Park
Hellers Park is a Wichita Wild Habitat Area in north Wichita. It’s located south of Earhart Elementary at 4401 Arkansas. There’s a nature trail through the park, and it’s nicely mowed. On our original visit, we were unaware of the trail, so we came back out to check it out. This time we set … More #61. Hellers Park
Pat Garcia Park is a small, lovely patch of land in north Wichita (2640 N. Wellington). The Wichita Parks and Rec site says it’s currently under development, and a family member of the donating party said that’s been the case for 10 years or more. The land for the park was donated by J. … More #60. Pat Garcia Veterans Memorial Park
It’s been fun introducing Andy, Michelle and the boys to parks I grew up visiting. But this time Andy got to show us a park he grew up exploring. Cottonwood Park is a Wichita Wild Habitat Area in southeast Wichita. It can be accessed through two entrances, one at 1300 S. Armour and one at … More #59. Cottonwood Park
What a beautiful park! Cypress Park is a lush oasis off of Edgemoor, near Kellogg. It has a stunning row of cypress trees, a creek, and a lot of open space for kiddos to run. In fact, it was so picturesque, there was a professional photo shoot happening while we were there. Features: Playground Base: … More #58. Cypress Park
McAdams Park was a favorite of mine while growing up. It backed up to my elementary school, L’Ouverture, and I remember one of my teachers would take us out there a lot to run and play. It has changed quite a bit since my childhood. There’s a new playground, and the whole park seems … More #57. McAdams Park
Big Arkansas River Park is at 3900 W. 21st Street, which is near 235 and Zoo Boulevard. The Wichita Parks and Rec website states that the Westdall Bicycle Lane connects to the Arkansas River Bike Path here. There are three colorful info boards that look to be new. One was information on Big Ditch Mitch … More #56. Big Arkansas River Park
Sunset Park was a delight in Northwest Wichita. Located in the neighborhood northwest of 13th and Tyler (1851 N. Keith), this park had something for everyone. Swings, monkey bars, shaded seating… Features: Playground Base: Sand Swings Slides Tennis Courts Baseball Diamonds Soccer Field Bathrooms: None The website for this park listed water fountains but we … More #55. Sunset Park
On this hot summer Sunday we hit the city pool at Harvest Park. For a mere $8 (total), our family got to swim, relax and go down the awesome water slide. The pool was not too crowded. I’m guessing since Minisa Park had their free swimming day today, that might have played a part. Harvest … More #54. Harvest Park
Longview Neighborhood Park is located at 3914 Longview, which is basically where Kellogg and Bluff used to meet prior to the Kellogg expansion. I noticed a historical marker that stated that this was the site of the original Pizza Hut! How cool is that?! Longview is a cute little park that butts up to the … More #53. Longview Neighborhood Park
Best Quest with Weston & Sully 